Besting 39 Women from all across the United States,
Hairabedian Begins Her Journey as Ms. America® 2019

Long Beach, CA – Joanna Hairabedian, Ms. West Coast was crowned Ms. America® 2019 at the National Pageant held Saturday, August 24, 2019 at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California.

The Ms. America® Pageant is for women 26 years of age and up who are single, divorced, married, widowed, with or without children.

The pageant is based on four areas of competition: Evening Gown, Interview, Sportswear and Finalist On-Stage Question that are each worth 25% of their total score. Ms. America® International 2019 is for women 40 years of age and up and the winner of the Ms. International™ 2019 is based on her ability to do consistently well throughout all areas of the pageant; judges competition scores, ads sold in the program book and People’s Choice thru Internet Voting. New this year is the crown Ms. America® Elite for those 50 years of age and up.

As Ms. America® 2019, Joanna Hairabedian starts her journey that will take her from spotlight to spotlight on behalf of an organization that enriches the lives of women across the country, who are passionate about giving back to others through volunteer service and being the inspiration that helps others achieve their dreams. Hairabedian is a singer, song writer and author who helps transform lives through her music and motivational speaking. Founder of The Royal Princess Crowning Program she instills inner confidence and self-esteem for girls and women.

This year, the Contestants together made over 600 appearances which contributed to over 3000 volunteer service hours. All contestants in the pageant received the Presidential Volunteer Service award for the Class of 2019. The 2018 National titleholders made over 350 appearances and each received Presidential Volunteer Service award, which included a gold medal pin, certificate, and a letter signed from the President of the United States on White House stationery.

Ms. America International 2019 - LaTresa Doleman

Ms. America International 2019 - LaTresa Doleman

Ms. America® International 2019 went to LaTresa Doleman, Ms. Georgia. Ms. America® International represents women 40 years of age and up who are single divorced or married with a dedicated platform they are an advocate for.

LaTresa’s platform is Brain Tumor/Cancer Awareness. This two sport Division I student-athlete founded Making a Better Me Inc., a non-profit organization to help youth and an organization called Tall Girls Rock to build self-esteem in tall girls and women around the world. Doleman is the wife and caregiver to Pro Football Hall of Famer Chris Doleman, a brain cancer survivor.

Ms. International 2019 - Adri Maisonet Morales

People's Choice Award winner thru Internet Voting winning $12,888.00

Ms. International™ 2019 went to Adri Maisonet Morales, Ms. North Carolina. She was also the People’s Choice Award winner and walked away with $12,888.00. Morales is an executive for a multi-billion-dollar healthcare company, an entrepreneur and a national award-winning thought-leader and speaker. She volunteers more than 100 hours annually with various charities and advocates for the Body Positivity Imperative.

Ms. America Elite 2019 - Sierra Scott

New this is year is the firstMs. America®Elite2019 that went to Sierra Scott, Ms. Kansas.Ms. America®Elite2019 represents women 50 years of age and up who are single, divorced or married with a dedicated platform they are an advocate for. This Emmy and Telly Award winning journalistcurrently hosts two positive television shows called “Positively Kansas” and “Your View”. Sierra is a two time Presidential Gold medal winner for volunteerism for donating her time at more than 100 charity events a year. Her platform, ’Show Your Scars”, encourages people to celebrate their imperfections and use them to motivate and inspire others.